Richmond rugby standout Nathan Hirayama helped Canada earn the Bowl title at the HSBC Seven World Series stop in Sydney, Australia.
Canada rolled to wins over Wales (32-21), Scotland (35-12) and Samoa (17-12) to claim the bowl title in the fourth event in the 2015-16 HSBC Seven World Series. Next up for Canada is the USA Sevens in Las Vegas, March 4-6 before the highly anticipated inaugural HSBC Canada Sevens at B.C. Place, March 12-13. Tickets for the event are already 95 percent sold.
Hirayama scored a pair of tries in the opening half as Canada raced out to a 22-7 lead in route to its win over Wales. He added another against Scotland and had the winning points in the clincher over Samoa — scoring twice and adding a conversion.
It was Canada’s best finish of the season so far in the World Series.
